Scientific Name
Castanea dentata
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.
Park
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (FRHI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American chestnut
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Rosanae |
Order | Fagales |
Family | Fagaceae |
Genus | Castanea |
Species | Castanea dentata |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/7/2007.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/7/2007.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Steve Grund, Botanist and Vascula plant taxa expert, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 3/7/2007.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
In the unlikely case that undiseased plants are found, they should be protected and reported to the American Chestnut Foundation--S. Grund, Botanist, 3/7/2007.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
7/21/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/7/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: All data associated with the FRHI PLOTS Database can be viewed on-line at the USGS--NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program web site: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/index.html, Park Species Data Source: Perles et al., June 2006. NPBIB-627533; FRHI_PLOT_AA_DATA.mdb, Accepted Detail: Steve Grund, Botanist, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 2/5/2007.
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